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Automotive

Ferrari unveils 2023 Le Mans 499P Hypercar

The car manufacturer’s first World Endurance Championship in 50 years, the four-wheel drive prototype combines innovation with tradition, featuring composites, a hybrid engine and an aerodynamic design.  

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Prepregs

PRF Composite Materials announced as material supplier for ThrustWSH 

ThrustWSH aims to set a new water speed record with an innovative, composites-intensive hydroplane design, targeting a 2025/26 run date.  

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NASA's Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign adds new partners

Partners like Overair and Supernal boast composites exploration, expertise in eVTOL developments, joining 30 others taking part in the program’s integrated AAM information exchange efforts.

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Carbon Fibers

Beyond Gravity to supply ULA with composite payload fairings, adds to Amazon satellite contract

Beyond Gravity will deliver 38 carbon fiber payload fairings, in addition to Amazon CFRP dispenser contract, for Project Kuiper, expands U.S. production facility capacity.  

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Tygavac Advanced Materials changes name to Airtech Advanced Materials UK

The name change to Airtech’s U.K. division, effective immediately, more clearly displays the group’s global capabilities in vacuum bagging, composite tooling solutions.  

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Aerospace

Air Canada orders additional A220s, brings total to 60 aircraft

Fifteen additional A220s, featuring infused composite wings, brings Air Canada’s operational fleet to more than 125 Airbus aircraft.  

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Composites Association of New Zealand returns to in-person conferencing

Following the pandemic, CANZ members were brought back together to present new innovations, pose new industry goals and ultimately strengthen bonds within the New Zealand composites community.  

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IACMI

IACMI names Chad Duty as CEO

Duty will fully assume his new role as CEO in April 2023, while continuing his position as an engineering professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  

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Aerospace

DLR, NLR extend co­op­er­a­tion in aerospace, sustainability

Building on a longstanding, 50-year partnership, both executive boards are stepping up their game regarding aeronautics, sustainability, climate-neutral aviation, uncrewed flight.  

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Marine

Massivit 3D wins IBEX Innovation Award for additive composite tooling system

The Massivit 10000 provides automated, high-speed tooling for composite materials manufacturing, finds foothold in marine industry.    

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